Announcements for July 6-12

It is our joy to announce that Jason Bradshaw, Marshall Gipe and Matt Strader have been added to our team of elders! We are thankful for their patience during this intense and lengthy process. We were thrilled with overwhelming affirmations of each man’s character and ministry fruit we received from the Body. We especially appreciated those who were willing to voice concern regarding our elder leadership structure and the influence several young elders may create. We want you to know we gave considerable attention to these concerns and believe the discussion has strengthened us as a team. We will be addressing some of these specific issues on July 19th, as we address God’s wisdom in elder leadership.
We also encourage you to join us at Praise in the Park, August 2nd, as we will have a special time of commissioning, immediately following the morning service.

Parents Of Three Year Olds & Younger--Because we want you to be able to enjoy and focus during our worship service, we strongly encourage you to take advantage of our nursery ministry. Nursery workers will be delighted to help care for your little one, and even provide a pager for you in case your assistance is needed. Your child will be well cared for while you (and those seated around you) will be able to focus on the service.

Women’s Summer Study--Wednesday at 9:30 (am study) and Thursday at 6:30 (pm study).

Ice Cream Social--Next Sunday, July 12 from 8-10pm here at Grace. This is another way you can help support our youth group and enjoy homemade ice cream at the same time!!

Joy Club Event--Mark your calendars for July 19th. We are going to have our 2nd Annual Ice Cream Social at Dearing's Retreat. Remember? Fishing, golf cart rides, bean bag toss, HOMEMADE ice cream and lots of fun! We will start at 3pm. Bring a small snack and your lawn chair. If you have questions, contact Lois or Dale at 548-6965.